Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fuldō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *pl̥th₂éh₂, feminine form of the adjective "flat", from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat”). In view of the Indo-Iranian cognates, Kroonen suggests it was used with the word for "land" in a sacral context.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸul.dɔː/

Noun

*fuldō f

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *fuldō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fuldō	*fuldôz
vocative	*fuldō	*fuldôz
accusative	*fuldǭ	*fuldōz
genitive	*fuldōz	*fuldǫ̂
dative	*fuldōi	*fuldōmaz
instrumental	*fuldō	*fuldōmiz

Related terms

Descendants

Old English: foldu, folde (< *fuldǭ),
- Middle English: folde, fold
  - English: fold
  - Scots: fold
Old Saxon: folda
- (Middle Low German: velt)
Old High German: *fulta (in placenames: Fuldaha)
Old Norse: fold
- Icelandic: fold
- Faroese: fold
- Norwegian: fold, foll

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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